PM Gakharia presents anti-crisis economic plan
By Nika Gamtsemlidze
Monday, April 27
The Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia has met with the leaders of the government to discuss the Anti-crisis Economic plan. The plan was presented at the meeting of the Inter-Agency Coordination Council.
The PM talked about the steps taken by the government to prevent the virus from spreading further, noted that caring for citizens' health, as well as saving the economy and ensuring social welfare are today’s current challenges.
Gakharia highlighted that with the help of the state, citizens were provided with the opportunity to defer loan payments for the next three months, which was crucial for individuals who lost income.
Gakharia stated that restrictions should be lifted gradually, and that ‘the transition from one stage to the next one’ should be discussed with epidemiologists. “The first, second and third stages are lifting bans on activities in open spaces.” As PM says, the second stage will start in about two weeks, and it will mostly affect construction, activities related to the supervision of construction, production of construction materials, car washes and car services in full, as well as repair of computers, personal and household goods and operation of recreational zones. At the third stage, trade restrictions will be lifted, the fourth stage will affect shopping malls. At the 5th stage, lifting of restrictions will apply to closed-type markets and fairs, as well as to all types of restaurants and food facilities, including on-site services.The 6th stage of the restrictions will apply to entertainment, sports and recreation facilities, creative activities, gambling businesses, hotels and education institutions.
According to the PM, these steps will be taken after working with the professionals. The first case of the virus was reported in the country on February 26, since then, more than 485 cases were reported. 6 people have died from complications of the Coronavirus in Georgia. More than 139 have already recovered.
